This is one US election I don't feel too negative about. All the leading candidates looks reasonably capable. Barrack Obama sounds rational and intelligent. John McCain looks experienced and well versed. Even Hillary Clinton seems marginally acceptable.

But the election isn't all flowery and rosy. The worst candidate I think is Mike Huckabee. His speech is great, as good as Obama, but his intelligent is at the level of George W. Bush. His view on Iran showed his ignorance. It is sad, but seems unavoidable, that he may become the vice president running-mate for John McCain, in order for him to reach the conservative votes. I guess nothing can be perfect? I just hope that John McCain, if elected president, won't die too soon and leave the throne to Huckabush.

Anyhow, 7 years after 2001, it seems Americans has regained the wisdom and intelligent they once lost. Democracy, in the long run, always seems to fix itself. Too bad we are stepping into recession. The last 8 years of wrong decisions begin to show its ugly face. It is a daunting job, perhaps even impossible job, to fix the mistakes. But at least the Americans are giving their best shots.